In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers tested whether a subunit vaccine could generate mucosal immunity in mice and prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

A novel study using a mouse model has found that the absence of the angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein during development triggers a long-lasting reprogramming of the immune system that protects ...

IL-17 cytokine family members have diverse biological functions, promoting protective immunity against many pathogens but also driving inflammatory pathology during infection and autoimmunity. IL-17A ...

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory loss and functional impairments. The neurodegeneration is driven by the accumulation of ...

Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) provides natural immunity against reinfection. Recent studies have shown waning of the immunity provided by the BNT162b2 ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has claimed an estimated 15 million lives, including more than 1 million lives in the United States alone. The rapid development of multiple Covid-19 ...

A recent integrative analysis of single-cell sequencing and single-cell spatial mapping of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer reveals novel mechanisms of the metabolic-immune interaction that ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a group are immune to a specific infection that it cannot spread easily from person to person. Vaccination programs have been successful in creating herd ...

Casey Weaver, M.D., Wyatt and Susan Haskell Endowed Chair for Medical Excellence and Professor in the Division of Anatomic Pathology, was recently awarded a MERIT grant from the National Institute of ...

Pradeep (left) and Aarda Kachroo (right) are leading experts in plant pathology. Both are professors in the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Photo by Martin-Gatton CAFE.

"It is important that we approach vitamin supplementation cautiously and rely primarily on plant-based diets to meet our daily nutritional needs," said Pradeep Kachroo, Ph.D., professor of plant ...